A MOTORCYCLIST is in a critical but stable condition following a crash with a bus in Willersey.

The 33-year-old local man suffered serious head injuries, a fracture to his left arm and several broken ribs after the collision with a Castleways single deck bus just before 5.30pm on Friday (16) on Broadway Road at the corner with Main Street.

The rider of the black Suzuki Bandit, who was wearing a distinctive black and white camouflage jacket, was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment where he remains in critical but stable condition.

The bus driver, a 52-year-old local man, escaped unharmed and there were no passengers onboard at the time.

Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to call Gloucestershire police on 08450 901234, quoting incident number 362 of July 16, or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.